Outdoor adjustable tablecloth

ABSTRACT

An adjustable windproof table cover solves the problem of wind or air moving a table covering or cloth while placed on a table top. By using this product, no other physical matter such as weights, straps or clamps shall be needed to restrain the table covering or cloth from movement by wind or air. An adjustable rope or cord can be cinched or gathered to tighten the placement upon the table top.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the priority of Provisional Application No.62/602,836 filed on May 8, 2017. The entire disclosure of thisprovisional patent application is hereby incorporated by referencethereto, in its entirety.

STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT

Not applicable.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a tablecloth cover that can be securedto a table, and specifically to a tablecloth cover adapted for outdooruse.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

It is a problem in the art to provide a tablecloth or table cover foroutdoor use, which can be easily secured to a table such as a picnictable. It is a further problem in the art to provide a tablecloth ortable cover that is removable after being secured to a table such thatthe tablecloth can be reused.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

From the foregoing, it is seen that it is a problem in the art toprovide a device meeting the above requirements. According to thepresent invention, a device is provided which meets the aforementionedrequirements and needs in the prior art. Specifically, the deviceaccording to the present invention provides an adjustable tablecloth ortable cover that is removable after being secured to a table such thatthe tablecloth can be reused.

The device of the present invention provides an adjustable windprooftable cover which solves the problem of wind or air moving a tablecovering or cloth while placed on a table top. By using this product, noother physical matter such as weights, straps or clamps shall be neededto restrain the table covering or cloth from movement by wind or air. Anadjustable rope or cord can be cinched or gathered to tighten theplacement upon the table top.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will be morereadily apparent from the following detailed description when read inconjunction with the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a tablecloth according to thepresent invention secured to a picnic table.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a portion of the tablecloth of FIG. 1,showing a cord, a pair of grommets, and a securing device.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the connection of the cord, thetablecloth, the grommets, and the securing device of FIG. 2.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a tablecloth or table cover 100which is secured to the legs of a picnic table 200. The picnic tablelegs are not individually numbered. The tablecloth or table cover 100 isan adjustable windproof table covering or cloth adapted to be used on adining table, folding table, or picnic table top. This enables securingthe table covering or table cloth 100 from being moved by the force ofwind or air.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a portion of the tablecloth or table cover100 of FIG. 1, showing a cord 50, a plurality of grommets 12, and asecuring device 40. The table cover 100 includes a body 10 which iscloth or plastic, or can be any other material suitable for use as atable covering. The table cover 100 also includes a plurality ofgrommets 12 disposed in the body 10, such that each grommet bounds anopening allowing passage through the body 10.

The body 10 preferably has four sides to provide a flap or overhang forthe cording or rope 12 to be placed through around the seam on theinside of the cover body 10. The cording or rope 12 being that of apiece of fabric cord or rope which is placed along the inside edge onall flaps or overhangs on the body 10. A stop member, which ispreferably a plastic slide cord lock 14, is provided to hold the cord inplace. The lock 12 or cord 12 is inserted through the whole of the cordlock 14 and allows the cord to be cinches or gathered to secure thecover body 10 around the table top. The body 10 can be supplied in unitshaving various sizes or measures, e.g. in size or length of inches,feet, and yards and this can range depending on the table top size orlength. The choice of materials is meant as exemplary, and not as alimitation. Other suitable materials may be used in the presentinvention.

The grommets 12 are arranged in pairs. There are four such pairs ofgrommets 12, each of the pairs of grommets being disposed at a cornerportion of the body 10. A cord 50 is associated with each of the pairsof grommets 12. In use, one cord 50 is extended around one table leg,such that a secured end is disposed at a first one of the grommets 12 inthe grommet pair, and a free end of the cord 50 is passed through asecond one of the grommets 12 in the grommet pair. As seen in FIG. 2,there is a stop member 30 stopping further entry of the cord 50 throughthe first one of the grommets, and a securing device 40 stopping removalof the cord 50 through the second one of the grommets, such that pullingthe cord 50 through the securing device 40 results in tightening of thecord 50 and the tablecloth body 10 about the adjacent one of the tablelegs. The stop member 30 can be a knot, or can be a solid body attachedto the cord such as a piece of metal, wood, or plastic. The stop member30 serves to prevent the cord 50 from being pulled through the grommet12 when the cord 50 is being tightened about a table leg.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the connection of the cord 50, thetablecloth body 10, one of the grommets 12, the stop member 30, and thesecuring device 40. As seen in FIG. 3, the stop member 30 is larger thanthe opening in the first grommet 12, and the securing device 40 islarger than the opening in the second grommet 12. This schematicallyshows the arrangements, and omits the table leg. It is clear from FIG. 1that the cord 50 must pass around the table leg, such that the table legis bounded on one side by the cord 50 and on the other side by the body10 of the table cover 100. The cord 50 is an adjustable rope or cordwhich can be cinched or gathered to tighten the placement upon the tabletop.

The securing device 40 can be any type of securing member for holdingthe cord 50 in place, including spring-loaded members, resilientlydeformable members rubber or plastic that are biased to grip the cord50, or mechanically-operable devices such as clamps, or a member such asa piece of wood with an opening or slot therein, that frictionally holdsthe cord 50 in place. These, and all other variations which would beunderstood by any one having skill in the fastener arts, arecontemplated as being within the scope of the present invention.

Similarly, the stop member 30 can be a knot in the cord or rope 50, orcan be a separate member such as plastic, metal, or wood secured to oneend of the cord 50. These, and all other variations which would beunderstood by any one having skill in the fastener arts, arecontemplated as being within the scope of the present invention.

This device 100 is intended to hold a table covering or cloth onto atable, such that it is windproof. The device 100 is a table coveringbody that is integrated with an adjustable cord or rope 50. The device100 provides an easy way to hold down a table covering or cloth from theforce of wind or air.

The present invention solves the problem of wind or air moving a tablecovering or cloth while placed on a table top. By using this product, noother physical matter such as weights, straps or clamps shall be neededto restrain the table covering or cloth from Movement by wind or air.The adjustable rope or cord can be cinched or gathered to tighten theplacement upon the table top.

The invention being thus described, it will be evident that the same maybe varied in many ways by a any one having skill in the applicable arts.Such variations are not to be regarded as a departure from the spiritand scope of the invention and all such modifications are intended to beincluded within the scope of the claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. An adjustable, windproof table cover for anoutdoor table having table legs, and in which the table cover can besecured to the table legs of the outdoor table, comprising: a tablecover body adapted to cover a table, said table cover body having atleast eight openings therein, said at least eight openings beingdisposed in pairs at spaced locations, wherein during use each of saidpairs of openings is disposed near a leg of a table; a plurality ofgrommets in said table cover body, each of the grommets being disposedto surround and reinforce a respective one of said at least eightopenings disposed in said table cover body; at least four cords, each ofsaid cords being disposed at a respective one of said pairs of openings;each of said cords having one free end; each of said pairs of openingsincluding a first opening and a second opening; each of said cordsrespectively having a first end and a second end, a stop member disposedat said first end to prevent withdrawal of said cord through said firstopening, and a securing member for securing said second end againstwithdrawal through said second opening; whereby in use said table coverbody is placed atop a table such that at least one of said pairs ofopenings is adjacent a table leg, said free end of one said cord ispassed around the table leg and said free end is drawn through saidsecond opening whereupon said securing member is applied to secure saidfree end of said cord against withdrawal from said second opening.
 2. Anadjustable, windproof table cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein saidsecuring member is resiliently deformable.
 3. An adjustable, windprooftable cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein said securing member is afastener.
 4. An adjustable, windproof table cover as claimed in claim 1,wherein said securing member includes a spring bias.
 5. An adjustable,windproof table cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein said securingmember has a diameter larger than said second one of said pair ofopenings.
 6. An adjustable, windproof table cover as claimed in claim 1,wherein said stop member is formed by a knot in said cord.
 7. Anadjustable, windproof table cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein saidstop member is an article secured to said first end of said cord, andsaid article has a diameter larger than said first one of said pair ofopenings.
 8. An adjustable, windproof table cover as claimed in claim 1,wherein said table cover body is composed of cloth material.
 9. Anadjustable, windproof table cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein saidtable cover body is composed of plastic material.
 10. An adjustable,windproof table cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein there are 10 pairsof openings, for securement to a table having six legs.
 11. Anadjustable, windproof table cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein saidgrommets are composed of metal.
 12. An adjustable, windproof table coveras claimed in claim 1, wherein said grommets are composed of plastic.